One out after Mark Teixeira had tied the game with a leadoff home run in the ninth inning on Thursday night, Chase Headley followed with the game-winner off Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara as the Yankees won, 5-4, at Yankee Stadium to bolster their long-shot playoff hopes.

"It's a great win, and we needed it," manager Joe Girardi said. "And we're going to need a lot more."